Given name & surname · Chinese · Japanese
勇
“strong”
勇 is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.
Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Isa.
Meaning & origin
勇’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 勇 can be written in the Roman alphabet as Isa. In Japanese usage, 勇 can be written in the Roman alphabet as Isamu. In Japanese usage, 勇 can be written in the Roman alphabet as ISAMI.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named 勇
- Isamu NoguchiJapanese-American artist and landscape architect (1904–1988)
- Yang Yung-weiTaiwan judoka (1997-)
- Ying YongChinese politicianborn 1957
- Li YongDirector General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organizationborn 1951
- Yin YongMayor of Beijingborn 1969
- Zhang YongChinese businessmanborn 1974
- Yang YongCrown Prince of Sui, later deposed as Prince Fengling564–604
- Knock YokoyamaJapanese comedian and politician1932–2007
- Kaneshige ToyoJapanese potter1896–1967
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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